Graham Coxon - What´ll It Take

Pavement - "Stereo"

Pavement é uma banda de rock alternativo americana, considerada por muitos um dos principais pilares da cena indiedos anos 1990. Formada em 1988 em Stockton, Califórnia, era inicialmente um projeto de estúdio de dois guitarristas,Stephen Malkmus e Scott Kannberg, com a ajuda do baterista Gary Young. Depois do lançamento do primeiro disco da banda Slanted and Enchanted, entraram para a banda o baixista Mark Ibold e um baterista de apoio, Bob Nastanovich. Com a saída de Gary Young, foi também chamado o baterista Steve West.

A banda lançou mais 4 discos pela gravadora Domino Records, todos aclamados por crítica e público. Apesar de nunca ter feito sucesso comercial, a banda sempre teve apoio de uma enorme e fiel legião de fãs dentro da cena alternativa, que lotava seus shows tanto dentro dos EUA quanto no exterior.

Em 1999, durante a turnê do álbum Terror Twilight, a banda anuncia que está entrando em um hiato de tempo indefinido. Esse hiato na verdade era um eufemismo para o fim do grupo, causado principalmente pelo distanciamento de Kannberg e do crescente descontentamento de Malkmus com o mesmo. A gravadora ainda lançou um DVD com todos os videoclipes da banda, diversos shows e entrevistas.

Dead Can Dance - Children Of The Sun

Anastasis: the Greek word for resurrection. Before you even press play, you've understood three things about Dead Can Dance's first album in 16 years: it's erudite, portentous in its introspection, and finds a band whose back catalogue is a kind of musical world tour swimming around in the Aegean sea. Actually, the most exquisite music here could beAnatolian: it feels more ancient than modern, equally Turkish and Greek. On Anabasis (a word denoting journeys), Lisa Gerrard's voice wisps and curls like smoke from a hookah; on Kiko she wails like a high priestess over drums that suggest a march to a sacrifice and a rembetika riff. Best of all is Agape (love), whose melodramatically keening violin line reeks of the port of old Smyrna. Add Brendan Perry singing of memory and restless spirits in a voice so deep it seems to come from the foundations of buried temples, and this album could be hypnotic – if only it plodded less and soared more.

The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home

DURUTTI COLUMN-the missing boy

O "missing boy" é Ian Curtis...

Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella (Full Album)

Uma pérola muitas vezes esquecida nas listas dos melhores trabalhos de sempre. A visão de quem conviveu de perto com o génio de Andy Warhol.

The Books ft Jose Gonzalez - Cello Song

Uma das melhores compilações de todos os tempos.

Dark Was the Night is the twentieth compilation release benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. Featuring exclusive recordings by a number of independent artists and production byAaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, the compilation was released on 16 February 2009 (UK) and 17 February (US) as a double CD, three vinyl LPs, or as a digital download.^[6] John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot Organization, was the executive producer for the album. The title is derived from the Blind Willie Johnson song "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground", which is covered on this collection by the Kronos Quartet.

John Carlin and Aaron Dessner approached Martin Mills and Richard Russell of Beggars Group with the idea for the album. Their selection of artists to include was an attempt to “capture this musical renaissance, which may not have the cultural impact of grunge or punk, but is equally significant from a cultural and creative standpoint…these artists are not fringe or marginal.”^[7] The American folk roots of the compilation are acknowledged in the title and exemplified by tracks such as the cover of Bob Dylan’s “I Was Young When I Left Home.” Production of the album was focused on supporting the Red Hot Organization, as Dessner says “a lot of the artists wouldn’t take the money…Beggars agreed to be really transparent about how it’s done, so as much money flows to the charity side as possible.”^[7]

As of May 2012, Dark Was the Night has raised over $1.6 million, a sum that represents all the profits from worldwide sales. John Carlin acknowledged the reason for the album's success, saying "Dark Was the Night encapsulated the spirit and creativity of a new generation of musicians whose work struck a chord and got people to actually purchase the album and raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight AIDS."^[8]

On May 3, 2009 4AD and Red Hot produced Dark Was the Night - Live, a concert commemorating the newest Red Hot album. The show took place at Radio City Music Hall and featured several of the artists that contributed to the compilation including Dave Sitek,Dirty Projectors, Feist, My Brightest Diamond, The National, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings plus more.^[9]